Meaning
A golfer caught mid-swing, typically shown in a side view with a golf club raised above their shoulder and a focused stance. The figure is often dressed in classic golf attire—collared shirt, sometimes a visor or hat—and frequently rendered in muted, professional colors that reflect golf's traditional aesthetic.
Golf is synonymous with precision, patience, and prestige, and this emoji captures the sport's deliberate, technical nature. People use it to discuss rounds they're playing, invite friends to the course, or celebrate a good shot (or bemoan a bad one). It shows up in conversation about golf tournaments, handicaps, club recommendations, and the broader golf lifestyle.
Beyond literal golf talk, the emoji can reference the sport's cultural associations—leisure, business networking, or high-end recreation. Some people deploy it tongue-in-cheek when talking about slow-moving situations or anything requiring careful strategy. In professional contexts, it occasionally appears when discussing executive life or networking events, playing on golf's reputation as a space for business deals and relationship-building.
The generic "person golfing" variant shows a figure without specific gender presentation, making it inclusive. This was the original design approved in Unicode 0.7 in 2010. Platform differences are minimal, though some renderers emphasize the mid-swing moment more dramatically. The emoji remains a staple for golf communities on social media and messaging apps.
Common Uses
- • Planning or sharing a round of golf
- • Discussing tournaments and scores
- • Referencing leisure, relaxation, or business networking
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Golf is one of only two sports ever played on the Moon—astronaut Alan Shepard hit two golf balls on the lunar surface in 1971.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:golfing: :golfer: :golfing: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🏌 |
| HTML (hex) | 🏌 |
| CSS | \1F3CC |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDFCC |
| Python | \U0001F3CC |
| Java | \uD83C\uDFCC |
| Perl | \x{1F3CC} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F3CC} |
| Punycode | xn--2qq4 |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%8F%8C |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0x8C |
🏌️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | গল্ফার |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 打高尔夫的人 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 打高爾夫 |
| Danish | golfspiller |
| Dutch | golfer |
| English | person golfing |
| English (UK) | person golfing |
| Estonian | golfimängija |
| Finnish | golfaaja |
| French | joueur de golf |
| German | Golfer(in) |
| Hindi | गोल्फ़ खेलता व्यक्ति |
| Hungarian | golfozó |
| Italian | persona che gioca a golf |
| Japanese | ゴルフをする人 |
| Korean | 골프치는 사람 |
| Lithuanian | golfo žaidėjas |
| Malay | pemain golf |
| Norwegian | golfspiller |
| Polish | osoba grająca w golfa |
| Portuguese | golfista |
| Russian | гольфист |
| Spanish | persona jugando al golf |
| Spanish (Mexico) | persona jugando al golf |
| Swedish | person som spelar golf |
| Thai | นักกอล์ฟ |
| Ukrainian | людина, що грає в гольф |
| Vietnamese | người chơi gôn |